Extended Evenings Hours may be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

Aug 29, 2023 in "Early Theme Parks Entry and Extended Evening Hours"

Posted: Tuesday August 29, 2023 7:26am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney's Animal Kingdom looks like it may be about to offer its first Extended Evening Hours event on November 8, 2023.

Regular hours for November 8, 2023 are 9am to 7pm, with Extended Evening Hours then scheduled from 7pm to 9pm. Extended Evening Hours is a benefit for guests staying at Walt Disney World deluxe hotels, and offers 2 hours of additional park time after regular close.

Disney is yet to confirm that Extended Evening Hours is coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom, but the official calendar will be available in the coming days. Disney recently expanded the benefit beyond EPCOT and Magic Kingdom with several evenings at Disney's Hollywood Studios on September 30, October 5, October 11, October 19 and October 25, 2023. Extended Evening Hours are on hold at Magic Kingdom as the park enter the seasonal hard ticket event period.

Walt Disney World Extended Evening Hours Participating Hotels

Disney Deluxe Resorts

  • Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
  • Disney's Beach Club Resort
  • Disney's BoardWalk Inn
  • Disney's Contemporary Resort
  • Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
  • Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
  • Disney's Wilderness Lodge
  • Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts

  • Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort
  • Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
  • Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
  • Disney's Beach Club Villas
  • Disney's BoardWalk Villas
  • Disney's Old Key West Resort
  • Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
  • Disney’s Riviera Resort
  • Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
  • The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Other Select Hotels

  • Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
  • Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
  • Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
  • Shades of Green on Walt Disney World

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aladdin200718 days ago

This! or at least rotate it throughout the day, get rid of the daycare abomination that they insist on continuing to show like its some golden wonder. Cast has nothing much good to say about it either. I think everyone would like a piece of real France back via Impressions.

dmc49318 days ago

Maybe I’m going crazy but on my past few trips Impressions de France was playing for like the first 30 minutes of the day. I remember seeing it had limited hours in both the AM and PM in the app. I was able to do Remy during early entry and then catch the last show before it switched over. Regardless, bring back Impressions full time please someone.

MisterPenguin18 days ago

I'd pay $49.99 if it was on reclinable easy-chairs and you can extend your nap through the next showing.

mattpeto18 days ago

It'd be nice if EEH included Living with the Land, especially during the holidays but I realize that they may have to limit operating hours due to maintenance. I still think Epcot overall is mess for EEH. Better than nothing, but everything is so spread out.

ToTBellHop18 days ago

I am convinced 90% of the people in this theater at 8:35 am thought they were in line for Rat.

DznyRktekt19 days ago

I would early entry or rope drop Impressions de France. Heck, make it a $29.99 per person upcharge by including a croissant and coffee.

Drdcm19 days ago

I would would honestly not be surprised if it was single digits… at least for the first show. I could see maybe getting some business from the people getting off Remy, or choosing not to walk somewhere else after seeing the Remy line too long.

Purduevian19 days ago

True... but Tiana's is currently the newest thing in MK and is the hardest to get LL in the park. Once it's standby opens I imagine it will be the biggest rope drop crowd.

SingleRider19 days ago

It was the same way with Splash when it was open. Nothing outside of Tomorrowland or Fantasyland was available.

Purduevian19 days ago

I'm surprised Philharmagic, COP, and ITTBAB are still holding on. It will also be interesting once Tiana's is more stable and on Standby that JC, Tiana, and Big Thunder will all not be available.

Cmdr_Crimson19 days ago

Epcot82Guy19 days ago

I got very excited by the headline myself... until I finished reading it. Honestly, it's fine if they need it to fill in things for the kiddos. But, I wish they would either rotate it throughout the day. Or, at least switch it over mid-day. (or, just make a decent, Pavilion-appropriate film - because BatB here would be less than mediocre at studios and is just kinda bad at Epcot, IMHO.)

Drdcm19 days ago

I wonder how many people on average chose this as their early entry selection…

bork19 days ago

Can we get rid of the sing-along completely next?